Eye protector



Oct. 23 1923.

R. MALCOM EYE PROTECTOR Filed Jan. 16. 1922;

.n O 6 f orn Patented Get 23, 1923.'

ROBERT MALCOM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EYE PROTECTOR. i

T all 'w-/wm z't may Co /warn:

Be it known that I, ROBERT MALOOM, a

"citizen of the, United Stat-es, residing'in tion, 45 V said rims. V

Chicago, Cook County, State otlllinois,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements ,in Eye Protectors, of which 'the following, taken in* connection with the drawings, is a description. V

'My invention relates toeye protectors of the class designed to be used by automobile drivers, shop workmen and others who require protection to the eyes from Wind, dust, flying particles, etc. i V

' One of the objectsof my invention iS to provide aneye protector which shall have a remo-vable lens and a frame' 'for holding Same which shall 'be soconstructed that's. lens may beremovedand replacedorja new one Substituted by the adjustment of a hinge retaining member which is attached directly to the lens-holding fr'ame,' which eli'ectively member in closed position. V

It; is also an Object of my invention to provide a removable ilexible connecting member, between the lens-holding rims which forms a nose bridge, and-which may be removed and replaced as required and which may be adj usted to fit difi'erent faces, the idea, being to provide an eyeprotector which may be-So adjusted to the face'of the wearer that the .edges of the frames willfit closely to the face and the eyes be completely protected.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated what I now consider an embodiment of the'essentifal features of' thel referred form of my construction, althoug it' is obvious that certain details thereofmay be* changed without departing from the spirit of my invention and in these draw'- ingsz-'l v .:,Figure l'is a side elevationof my inven- ,Figure 2 is a front view "of the Same, Figure 3 is an endviewof One of the lenstional detail; il-lustrating 'the attachment'of the fiexible nose bridgef x 'Figure 5 isa sectional detail taken on line 5 -5 of F igure 3,

Flgure 6 is a fragmentary detailof aportion of one of the lens-holding rims illusbridge holding portions of trating the nose secures said jhin ge retaining" Referrngtb the drawings, T indicates the AT -NT:'O ICE- lens-holding rims or frames'which are' preferably tormed of metal such as aluminum or the like, each of which' is bent to form an eye' cup, andwhen apair of'the cups are se cured together they extend in the arc of a Circle, as shown in Figure 1, 'eachof the rims v belng bent in a curVe' extending in the' di rection 'of thelength thereo-f.

The end members '10 arebent around the end of thefralne 7'and riveted as at 81to said frames at the Sides thereofl as shown-in Fig-. i

ure l, to permanently'hold said frames in fixed position and Strengthen the corners of the structure.

- These rims form elongated'frames having" one corner 9 of each frame bent at an 'angle to form, when assembled; the recessed'portion for the nose of the wearer.

The depth of each lens-'holding' -frame 7 V is 'sufiFicient tO-permit'the body of the frame to standout and away'fro'm the facewith one edge'only .of the rim coming in contact therewith. v Z V v k The outer end 10,' of each rim -7, ha s a re cessed or 'cut away' portion'extending the en tire 'width of the lens-holding member,-'and a groove l1is' formed in-the Outer Or forwardedge of said rim, the ends cf said groove terminatin'gin each 1 rim at the recessed or cut away end 10 of the rim. The

lenses l2 l2farev bent tothe "form of the lens-holding rims and are inserted in' place by following the groOVe from .each outer end 10 of the lens-,holding rims.

k Movably .attached to' each lens-holding rim at the outer end thereofiis 'a lens-'retainv ing member 13, whichis prefera bly 'pivotally' attached to each side 'of the' lens-holding rim 7; the pivots securing the 'same *eX- tending through the ends of' the" members 10 V and the sides of the frame-?as shown in Figure 1. This retaining 'member being y moyably attached tothensides of the lensholding rim iis 'adapted to be .raised and "lowered over 'the end 10 of the lens holding [rim, after the -lensj12 has been-inserted in the g oove 11,' holding 'the lens against displacement n A' Slot 14: is cut *through the centrlyportionot '-the'lretaininq memberand a correspon'dmg' 'slot 15- is ibrm'ed in the en d'm'ember fllO of the lens-'holding rim. -Afterthe;

lens is placed'inthegroove 11 andthe retaining member 13moved to closed position 4 a' head band 16 which maybe of elastic,

tape, leather or' .anysuitable material, is eX- tended through both slots 14 and 15, the end thereof is hemmed or knotted or otherwise constructed to form a thiekened portion to change thelens, but prevents the withdrawal of-the head band through theslots inthe .outward' direction.

The inn er or rearedges of the rims ''arc material in this case a tubular rubber which has been ,slitandencloses the edge of the rim.7,rwhich may be cemented or stitched in place, holes being punched through therim for the purpose of stitchingttherethrough'if covered with a binding 17, Ofany suitable' c the binding is attached in .this way. Icontemplate the use of fabric binding instead of rubber where 'such a binding js desirable, although forsanit'ary purposes a non-absorbentbinding isfimore practical for ,ordi

I v nary use.

A -fieXible n Sebri'dge 18 is provided-for these' eye proteetors which mayfibe .of any suitable material, suchas leather. Through each lens-holding rim, .at na point I shall term the inner end of the rim, being that part, of the rim which is :adjacent the nose of the wearer, are two parallel .slots 19-.-20 (Fig; 6). Through-these' slots extend the opposite ends vofthe fiexible nosebridge .18.

In assembling theseeyeprotectors the nose bridge, 18, is lacedthrough' the slot '19. and then throughslot-O leaving eachend there- Offree .as shown more particularly in Figure's land 24. This nose bridge may .be adjusted-to draw-the lens-holding rims loser together or expand :the rims wider apart tO 'fit different faces as required; this form of nose'bridge lending itself readily to such an adjustment.

"Through the Sides of the lens-holding rims 7 areprovided a pluralityof'apertures 121, which are designed for purposes .of ventilation. J V r -I,cla-im:-- p v ,V X1. An; eye :Protector comprising a pairof :lens-holding frames, each .of' which is' ben-t to form -an eye cup curved in the direction of. Lthe lengththereof and having. a groove formedntheremtoreeeive the lens, anyend folding :Ov,er -the fi 'end of the lens to hold the -band',zone .end of which; extendsdthrough ,the

. aforesaid slots in :each ,eye rotector.

" 2;; An-teyeiprotector lcomprisinga pair of lens-holding frames each of'which is pro vided with a lens-holding g'r,oov.e, lenses therein, a retaining member movably attached to the outer end of each frame and foldin'goverfithe end of the lens to hold the same in place said retaining member having a slot reglsterlng With a corresponding slot 'in the lens-,holding frame, and a head band having the ends thereof engaged through the aforesaid slots in each eye protector.

3. An eye proteC-tor comprising a pairo lens-holding frames, each of which is provided With a lens-holding groove on two Sides and one end thereof, alens fitting within said groove, the outer end of said frame beingmecfessed to a point directly below said groove, the retaining member pivotally attached to each frame and folding over the retaining member having a slot registering with a corresponding slot in the end of the lens-holding frame, a head 'band having one end thereof engaged through the registcring slots in each-eye proteetor, and a fiexible nosepiece uniting the two lens-holding endof the frame andthe lens threin, said taining ,members zbeing curvcd to fitover the grooved portion of the frame andpermit the ends thereof to be attached' mediate the edges of said frame and a fiexible removable'nosepiece having connection with the lens-*holding ,frames A 5. An eye protector 'comprising a pair of' elongated lens-holding frame's, each having' a groove extending around one edge thereOf,

lenses in said grooves, end retaining members movably secured to the 'sides of Said frames and extend ng. across the ends thereof,the ends of said retain ngmembers being ..curved to conform to the ides of'the'lensholding frames, attachlng' means seeuring said re tainin'g' members to the frames Inediate the edges of said' frames, the retaining ijnembers having slots ,formed therein coincident with 'slots formed 'in 'the ends of'said frames, a headband having the ends 'r.hereof extending through each pair of coincident slots, and a flexible nosebridge co;ineetimgr the pair of frames together. member movably attached to each frameand' 6. Aneye protector comprising ,in combination a pair of metal lens-holding frames, ,lenses thereln, each of Said frames having parallel Slots cut therethrough ,ingthe nosebridge end .of the frames a' flexible nosebridge for the ends thereofjlaced through ,theaforesaid gslots to connect the pair of frames togethen'lenses in Said'frames, mov; ablelens-retaining members attached' to Said sea-ted in Said gI'OOve in each frame, a movi able retaining member secured to the outer end of each frame 'and having a Slot there-' through Which overlaps a corresponding Slot' through the end of the lens-holding frame, a headband extending through each pair of Said Slots and having means formed OIL the end thereof to prevent removal therefrom One direction, and an adjustable nosepiece connecting said frames together. 8. .An eye protector comprising in combination a pair of meta-1 lens-holdlng frames each having a groove formed therein, a lens in Said groove, a movable member abuttin against the uter end of each lens, a. hea

n specification.

band, the end 'of which pase through co incidentslots in each mov-able member and the 'end of the *Jens-holding' frame, and

means formed On the ends Of Said headband to prevent its Withdra-WaI through the slots' in' One direction 'and a fiexible adjustable nosepiececonnecting the inner endS of the. lens-holding frames bybeing -laced through slots cut through the metal frames.

lenS-holding frames, .the ends of the Outer end members of Said frames being bent parallel With the Sides of the frame, means for securingsaid end members t0 the frame,

lenses in Said frame, a lens-retaining member having movable engagement With the the end of thelens holding frame, and detachable, means for holding the retaining V q i -member,-the frame and the lens in fixed position. V

In testimony hereof I have Signed this ROBERT MAL CO 9. An eye protector comprising a pair of v 40 Sides of theframe and adapted'to fold Over i 

